ww2

B-17 wing leading edges have six ports or intakes on each wing. I would guess that three are for each engine. What are the functions of each? Where do they vent? With those big scoops the air has to exit somewheres. I recall that the four slot-like vents on the upper surface of the wings...

On P-51s,how long after engine shutdown would the hydraulic pressure drop allowing the main wheel doors to droop all the way down? Did the flaps droop also? This is a consideration in model building. Looking at photos, it seems that the wheel doors drop slowly but is it over a few hours...

Hi everybody, while I'm still working on Macchi 200 and Spitfire Mk IX models, I'm already thinking to my next project, a BF 109 G-10 or G-14 in 1:32 scale starting from the Hasegawa kit. I also got the AIRES kit including the DB 605 engine and related items but here is where I need your help...

Package guns were the .50s on the fuselage side of B-25s and B-26s. I know that B-25s in the Pacific used them on strafing runs but what about the B-26s over Europe? Were they used at all? I would think that the weight saved by removing them would help. On those medium-altitude missions they...

I have built models of He111s, Ju88s and Dorniers (17 and 217). I know that the He111 bombs hung by their nose and fell through spring-loaded individual doors but I cant find any info on the bomb bays of Ju88s or Dorniers. Cutaway views of the two types do not show that feature and models of...

Hi everybody, now that the forum is "malware free", I can start the work-in-progress of the above model. First I must say that latest Tamiya kit i did was aprox 20 years ago and was this one impressive, may be, but done exactly "out of the box" without even knowing about weathering etc...

Hi everybody, a few months ago I stared assembling the 1:32 scale kit, released by Pacific Coast Models, for Macchi C 200 fighter. Besides her low performance and insufficient armament, the C 200 was the main fighter of Regia Aeronautica in WW2 until the better Macchi C 202 became available...

Hi everybody, this is my first post on this forum, so firstly I briefly introduce myself. I'm Italian and live in Milan. I’m sixty and I retired from business two years ago, so now I some time to dedicate to my hobbies. My interest is in history and WW2 aviation (mostly). My most recent...

Does anyone have any information about US aircraft used by 100 Group of RAF Bomber Command, or indeed about 100 Group in general?:rolleyes:

I am researching my family history and my great uncle, Jack Erwin, was an aircraft mechanic and inspector for Boeing in Portland Oregon duing WW2. I have letters from him describing the planes and their work on them - although he was very careful to keep the critical details all very...